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Reilly Smith will join Marc Savard as they head to Florida in exchange for Jimmy Hayes.

Smith took a step back from his 20 goal and 51-point rookie season, tallying just 13 goals and 40 points in 2014-15. He'll ding the cap at $3.425M the next two seasons, and with Savard will cost about $7.4M in cap space the next two seasons. Jul 1 - 7:03 PM

Reilly Smith scored a goal in Saturday's game against the New York Rangers.

Smith has gone through a rough stretch lately and he was even made a scratch on March 21st. He hadn't scored since February 22nd which is almost a full month between goals. The 23-year-old has 13 goals and 38 points in 74 games this season. Mar 29 - 12:52 PM

Reilly Smith earned an assist in his return to the lineup in Sunday's 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.

He earned a helper on a power-play goal by Zdeno Chara after he was a healthy scratch on Saturday. The point was his first in his past seven appearances. Smith hasn't scored a goal in his last 13 matches. Mar 23 - 10:43 AM

Reilly Smith scored a goal in Saturday's game against the New York Rangers.

Smith has gone through a rough stretch lately and he was even made a scratch on March 21st. He hadn't scored since February 22nd which is almost a full month between goals. The 23-year-old has 13 goals and 38 points in 74 games this season.

Reilly Smith earned an assist in his return to the lineup in Sunday's 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.

He earned a helper on a power-play goal by Zdeno Chara after he was a healthy scratch on Saturday. The point was his first in his past seven appearances. Smith hasn't scored a goal in his last 13 matches.

Reilly Smith will be in Boston's lineup for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

Smith was a healthy scratch in Saturday's game against Florida and the Bruins are hoping that watching a game from the press box will create a spark. The 23-year-old has 12 goals and 36 points in 71 games this season.

If David Krejci returns to action Saturday night against Florida, look for Reilly Smith to sit in the pressbox.

Smith has been slumping terribly as of late and has seen his ice time cut considerably as a result. Krejci will likely return as a winger, which could push Smith completely out of the lineup. If you have kept Smith until now, it may be time to dump him.

He concluded the game with no points, no shots and a minus-3 rating in 7:50 of ice time. Smith made careless plays with the puck that resulted in two goals by the Senators. He had one shift in the third on the fourth line and Boston was nearly scored on again. Smith doesn't have a point in his last six outings.

The Boston Bruins have signed Reilly Smith to a two-year, $6.85 million contract extension.

Smith will consequently come with an annual cap hit of $3,425,000 through the 2016-17 campaign. He has 12 goals and 35 points in 63 games this season. Smith, who comes with a $1.4 million cap hit in 2014-15, would have become a restricted free agent this summer.

Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist Sunday in a 6-2 win against Chicago.

He has picked up two goals and three assists during a four-game point streak. However, Smith's play over this season, and dating back to last year, has been very inconsistent and marked by cold streaks, so be careful if you decide to jump on his bandwagon. Smith has 12 goals and 32 points in 59 outings in 2014-15.

Reilly Smith continues to skate on the Bruins' first line alongside David Krejci and Milan Lucic.

Since the Bruins assigned Seth Griffin to the AHL and moved David Pastrnak down to the third line just after the All-Star break, Smith has been getting the opportunity on the top unit. He has registered six points in his last five games and four in three contests since moving on to the 1st line. If you need a forward to round out your fantasy team, you could do worse than Smith at the moment.

Reilly Smith produced a goal and two assists in Boston's 5-2 win over the New York Islanders.

His 10th goal of the season opened the scoring. Smith also earned an assist on a power-play goal by Patrice Bergeron and he had the primary helper on a marker by defenseman Torey Krug. He played with David Krejci and Milan Lucic for the majority of the match.

Reilly Smith scored his seventh goal of the season on Thursday night in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Smith is heating up with six points in his past three games to account for 15 points in 29 games this season. The 23-year-old flash is finally showing signs of the flair he showed last year during a 51 point campaign. Torrey Krug also scored for Boston while Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and Milan Lucic notched assists.

Smith has two goals and two assists in his last two games. Prior to that, the 23-year-old hadn't produced a point in 10 games. The Bruins are playing the Blackhawks on Thursday, and they will need all the production they can get. Overall, Smith has six goals and 14 points in 28 games this season. He is a good buy-low candidate in standard fantasy leagues.

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It sounds like Nick Bjugstad is progressing nicely from his lower back surgery.

Bjugstad didn't play past March 21 due to the injury. "Basically, I'm feeling 100 percent," he said. "I don't feel any tingling or soreness in my back. They just have to remind me all the time that you can’t rush it, you can't overdo it right now. Just trying to get back into shape which is nice, I feel like I could play a game right now, but obviously they’re not letting me get to that extent. My physical therapist is doing a really good job with me. Doing a lot of core, a lot of balance stuff to increase my back [strength]. I've been learning quite a bit, I've never really done these types of workouts it's good to be learning this kind of different stuff." He had 24 goals and 43 points in 72 games this season.

Rule 5.3 states that any available goalie is eligible if both goalies on the active roster can't go. The NHL approved Panthers GM Dale Tallon's request to dress 41-year-old goalie coach Robb Tallas, but he didn't see any action. Florida lost Roberto Luongo and Al Montoya to injuries during the game, but they both toughed out their ailments. Montoya could barely move because of a lower-body injury, so Luongo returned to the game.

Marc Savard's contract was packaged with Reilly Smith in a trade sent to Florida in exchange for Jimmy Hayes.

Savard's time in the NHL is over as he hasn't played since the 2010-11 season. He'll be put on LTIR when the 2015-16 begins, and cost the Panthers just $575K in real salary the next two seasons before it expires.

GM Dale Tallon believes a new contract will be finalized with Jonathan Huberdeau soon.

"I think we'll get this down very shortly," Tallon said. "We're very close on getting something done. I don't see any problems." Huberdeau is eligible for restricted free agency after producing 54 points in 79 games last season.

Brandon Pirri recorded 22 goals and just two assists in 49 games this past season.

According to STATS, that's the biggest gap between goals and assists since Ottawa's Cy Denneny scored 22 goals and had only one assist back in 1923-24. "I can't even explain it," said Pirri. "Both of my assists weren't even passes. It's very strange. Next year I'll get some more assists." He did co-lead the AHL with 53 assists in 2012-13, so he is a capable playmaker.

Jaromir Jagr needs 20 goals to move up two spots to number three on the NHL all-time goals list.

Jagr is currently in fifth place on the list with 722 career goals, and will catch oldtimer Marcel Dionne if he scores 10 goals in 2015-16. He could then surpass the great Canadian/American sniper Brett Hull if he scores 20 goals this year. Jagr scored 17 goals with the Devils and Panthers last year, but managed 24 the year prior in 2013-14.

Reilly Smith will join Marc Savard as they head to Florida in exchange for Jimmy Hayes.

Smith took a step back from his 20 goal and 51-point rookie season, tallying just 13 goals and 40 points in 2014-15. He'll ding the cap at $3.425M the next two seasons, and with Savard will cost about $7.4M in cap space the next two seasons.

Shawn Thornton and Steven Kampfer will be scratched against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

Thornton has seen just 43 games this season with 50 PIMs and 90 hits. Kampfer meanwhile has posted four points, 12 PIMs, 32 blocks, and 46 hits through just 23 games from the blue line. It will be his third straight from the stands.

Aaron Ekblad was named to the NHL's All-Rookie Team for the 2014-15 season.

Ekblad was the first overall selection nearly a year ago, and went on to lead all rookie defenders with 12 goals while ranking second in assists with 27 and in points with 39. All as an 18 year old, mind you. He set new Panthers franchise records in the process for a rookie defender, and fell just two points shy of Bobby Orr's NHL record for points by an 18 year old.

Campbell, 35, has yet to miss a game since joining the Florida Panthers in 2011. His 300-game streak includes his final 10 regular season contests with the Chicago Blackhawks. "I just try to take care of myself on and off the ice," said Campbell. "I've been lucky in my career and have had other streaks. I think it takes a lot of preparation and sometimes you don't feel so good. I've played through injuries. I think it's a challenge and try and embrace it. I want to be out there every night. For me to take a night off, it's going to have to hurt pretty good."

Dmitry Kulikov had a feeling the Dallas Stars would seek retribution after he injured Tyler Seguin with a low hit back on Feb. 13.

"Everything that I expected happened," Kulikov said. "They stick up for their teammates. I wasn't going to back down. When they asked me to fight, we fought." He dropped the gloves with Curtis McKenzie in the first period. Afterward, Kulikov said he could just focus on playing, which led to him recording one goal and one assist in a 4-3 shootout loss.

Erik Gudbranson is doubtful for the season's finale on Saturday night against New Jersey.

Gudbranson left Thursday's match with an upper body injury, and hasn't practiced since. If the young defender has played his final game of the season, he'll end it with new career highs in goals (four), assists (nine), and points (13). Which pairs well with his 58 PIMs, 75 blocks, and 212 hits over 76 games this season.

Kampfer collided with Devils forward Steve Bernier in the third period of the game and he didn't return. Bernier was given a game misconduct for kneeing. Kampfer said he would be fine, but he was seen wearing a knee brace after the game.

Petrovic had three assists and 34 penalty minutes in 33 games with Florida in 2014-15. He also had 20 points and 59 penalty minutes in 41 AHL contests. "We are very pleased to have re-signed Alex," said Panthers GM Dale Tallon. "Alex is a strong, physical defenseman who possesses great size and strength. He took great strides last season, logging valuable minutes for the Panthers. He was one of the Rampage’s top players and was named an American Hockey League All-Star. He is another building block for our team’s future."

Roberto Luongo played through a shoulder injury at the end of the season.

He sat out six games after he was hurt on Mar. 3 against Toronto. In his last nine appearances of the season, Luongo posted a 5-3-1 record and he allowed 20 goals on 248 shots. He will use the off-season to recover.

Al Montoya made 31 saves in the Panthers’ 3-2 win against the Devils on Saturday night.

Montoya hadn’t gotten into a game since March 3, but Gerard Gallant gave him the start in the regular season finale. Montoya had a rough season as the backup, posting just a 3.08 goals-against average and .888 save percentage.